From cutting its 108th birthday cake to dancing, the ruling African National Congress celebrated its birthday in Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, with President Cyril Ramaphosa leading celebrations. EWN takes you to the ANC's birthday party.

After questions about DA federal chair Helen Zille's latest controversial tweet – this time about land – the party's interim leader John Steenhuisen said he couldn't spend his day being the Twitter police, and that Zille must answer for herself.

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile said there's never been a month since he's been in the position that ANC staff were not paid.

Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Lebogang Maile visited Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto where rescued initiates were being treated. Maile said that of the four kids who were rescued, one has died. An investigation will be launched to figure out how the school leader acquired the bogus certificate.

The EFF held its second three-day elective conference at Nasrec.

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu said that the Daily Maverick was banned from EFF events for being what he called a 'propaganda' publication for the interests of the ANC's pro-Pravin Gordhan faction.

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu confirmed that all 76 busses that transported delegates to the party's elective conference had arrived in Gauteng. He said it was all systems go, with the official programme expected to get underway at 9am on 14 December 2019.

EFF treasurer-general Leigh-Ann Mathys says the party planned the conference well and it's completely funded by the statutory bodies that fund them. At last count, the cost of the conference was R32 million. She adds that there was no VBS money used in its planning.

EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee says several buses transporting delegates have already arrived for the conference at UJ's Soweto campus. He says the media registration is closed, saying, unfortunately, they could not accommodate everyone.

Former Botswana President Ian Khama said that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is determined to resolve the issues around Eskom.

Jako Hubona filed affidavits saying that former Botswana President Ian Khama, South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe and others stole billions, some of which was sent to South Africa.

The assets of controversial company Bosasa, now known as African Global Operations, will be auctioned over the next three days despite the objections of Gavin Watson's family.

Taxi drivers and owners operating at Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion have told Eyewitness News how they fear for their lives following the murder of five people in what is believed to be taxi violence. On Monday three people were shot dead while sitting in a taxi – while two others were killed in separate incidents.

EFF leader Julius Malema said he was persuaded to form an EFF Women's Command. He said the party was planning to get more support by appointing more women in the top six leadership.

Homeowners try to rebuild their homes after the Empolweni area in Pietermaritzburg was hit by a tornado on Tuesday.

EWN multimedia producer Sethembiso Zulu spent more than a month in Gauteng's public hospitals observing how the South African public health system works. He reports back on his experience.

Nineteen students have been waiting for funds from the Department of Arts and Culture, which confirmed in August that it would be covering their accommodation, tuition, meals and books

EWN spoke to South Africans to get their reaction on the Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Among other issues, Mboweni said tax measures might be necessary to raise R150 billion over the next three years.